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Comments (10)Well, I ended up buying another magic carpet spirea. It's nice and moundy shaped like I wanted, but the foliage can't substitute for strawberries, so now the bed is kind of out of whack, all the leaves look the same in that area. On the flip side, having more repetition has tied the two beds on the sides of my patio more together. I think I am almost there though. Just ripping out those strawberries with their copious runners did a world of good, making the whole think look neat, tidy and low maintenance, which I think will be a good selling point. Today back at work I noticed a patch of gorgeous sedums growing with beautiful pink flowers. I'd never seen that variety before. They would have made a good subsitute, with larger leaves. I can never find good sedums at the local nurseries though, and I don't have time or inclination to mail order. Someday if I ever get a house of my own again I definately want a little sedum patch! BTW, I think these "what to plant where" posts are an important part of landscaping, expecially in a small yard like mine. Tiny, micro yard landscaping is a bit like landscaping a japanese garden. Every plant has a specific role and function in the unified whole, and it takes a lot of work to balance color, form, leaf shape, bloom times, etc. to acheive a harmonious whole. I even threw in "something edible" as a function for some of my plants. I can't think it out on paper, I have to experiment. Some areas of my garden look just right, others need some work but sadly I'll never get to them. They look good enough for the average joe. I love these plants like thyme that do double duty, or others that are multiple seasons. You really have to select plants that are versatile in this situation. I took some pics and hopefully will be able to post eventually when I have the time to process them....See MorePurple, low growing, spring flowering daisy
Comments (4)Given the bloom time, I think the early blooming Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) might be a good candidate. Clasping leaves are a key identifier....See MoreLow creeping grass in lawn
Comments (5)In the PNW. this is far more likely to be creeping bentgrass, Agrostis palustris. Scott's is pretty well known for including bentgrass in their seed mix...unintentionally, but there nonetheless. A local provider will tend to have cleaner seed. Also because bentgrass flowers and sets seed early (can already see the seedheads in the photo) and it is so low growing mowing misses them, it disperses easily into neighboring gardens. It's hard to control bentgrass but since it usually grows in distinctive clumps easily distinguished from the other species, the best suggestion is just to dig them out....See MoreHow to overseed lawn & grow grass?
Comments (62)Sorry, I seem to have missed your previous question as well. You could have seeded a bit, but would have lost a high percentage of the sprout during summer. Quarantine has totally borked my normal response to feeding this year. Normally I'd have gone to get soybean meal and fed around now or so, give or take. While the place I go to is open, it's not somewhere I need to go, therefore I didn't. I'm using Milorganite this spring, for about three-quarters of the feeding, and filling in with urea, and simply feeding right around Memorial Day to account for the fact that Milo is a faster nitrogen supply than soybean meal is. That's fine. I'll time it so that rain's expected within a reasonable time period to wash in the urea, and just enough to wash it in correctly (a quarter inch to somewhat more)....See MoreJohn_Blakeman
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